The 7-0 hammering by Spain could yet reap future benefits for Australian football, according to under-fire Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson
Australia next play world No 30 Portugal on Wednesday AESTPhotograph: Fran Santiago/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Fran Santiago/Getty ImagesThe 7-0 hammering by Spain on the weekend could yet reap future benefits for Australian football, according to under-fireAn experimental Matildas team capitulated in the second half against the Women’s Euros-bound side, conceding six goals after the break, having largely contained their hosts during the first half in Huelva.
“There’s a difference between expectations and belief. I will never ever stop believing in this team but we also need to be fair on what we can expect and at what time we can expect it.” Given that dearth of experience, and the quality of the side they were facing, Gustavasson said the result – Australia’s heaviest since falling to the US 9-1 in 1997 – came as little shock to him.
“These are players that hate to lose but the environment that we have tried to create here is a very safe environment where it’s sometimes OK to fail as long as you take those experiences and want to get better,” he said.
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